Willis Johnson, 34, was found shot to death inside a home in the 300 block of Rockingham Street in central Toledo on January 10, 2026. Police located him after a report of a person shot; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers searched the residence and a vehicle parked outside as the case was opened.

An autopsy by the Lucas County Coroner on January 12, 2026, found Johnson had been shot four times — two wounds to the head, one to the neck, and one to the back. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, the city’s first homicide of 2026.

Police have released no information about motive or suspects, and no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything that night?